Health Policy Briefings, Meetings, and Congressional Staff Retreat, 2015

Alliance for Health Reform briefings are a valuable resource for congressional staff, journalists, and members of the broader Washington policy community who are seeking timely health policy information and analysis. In the coming year, the Alliance will conduct up to seven Commonwealth Fund–sponsored briefings. It also will explore alternatives to traditional briefings, such as policy roundtables and breakfast briefings for senior congressional staff. In January 2015, the annual Congressional Staff Retreat will provide an opportunity for 50 to 75 senior health staff from both parties to engage in an informal, off-the-record exchange of ideas with a variety of health policy experts. The retreat, a partnership with the Catholic Health Association of the United States, has proven to be an effective way for linking influential policy staff with the Fund, its grantees, and other policy experts.